Organ Recovery Coordinator Lead - LifeShare Carolinas - FT Variable

American Addiction Centers•Charlotte, NC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This role is for an Organ Recovery Coordinator Lead at LifeShare Carolinas, a department within Carolinas Medical Center. The position is full-time, 40 hours per week, with variable hours and is benefits eligible. The Lead will work under the supervision of LifeShare's medical director, rotating on-call medical director extender coverage, evaluating potential donor suitability, and managing LifeShare donors to optimize organ function using evidenced-based practice. The role involves precepting and mentoring Organ Recovery Coordinator III teammates, making and executing treatment and clinical care decisions, and performing diagnostics/procedures as necessary. The Lead will also coordinate and provide staffing for the Donor Care Center (DCC), serve as the intraoperative care provider, oversee DCC equipment management, lead policy development and quality improvement initiatives, and manage supply chain functions. Additionally, the role includes coordinating and delivering critical care donor management education, participating in new hire onboarding, and evaluating potential DCC donors with the medical director. Advocate Health, the parent company, is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, formed from Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. It services nearly 6 million patients, employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and is a national leader in clinical innovation and health outcomes.

Requirements

Education: Bachelor's degree healthcare field or associate's degree in nursing
Certification / Registration / License: Registered Nurse, Certified Procurement Transplant Coordinator (CPTC), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
Work Experience: 5 years OPO and/or critical care (ICU) nursing experience
Knowledge / Skills / Abilities: Demonstrates leadership skills and clinical expertise in working with acute and chronic illnesses commonly associated with the brain dead and neurologically injured population
Knowledge / Skills / Abilities: Demonstrates an advanced level of clinical nursing knowledge, Communication, interdisciplinary collaboration, professionalism, and systems-based practice
Knowledge / Skills / Abilities: Demonstrates an expert-level understanding of donor suitability, donor management, and organ recovery best practice

Nice To Haves

Education: Bachelor's degree nursing
Certification / Registration / License: Registered Nurse, Certified Procurement Transplant Coordinator (CPTC), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
Work Experience: 3 years of critical care nursing experience and 5 years of OPO experience
Knowledge / Skills / Abilities: Demonstrates leadership skills and clinical expertise in working with acute and chronic illnesses commonly associated with the brain dead and neurologically injured population
Knowledge / Skills / Abilities: Demonstrates an advanced level of clinical nursing knowledge, communication, interdisciplinary collaboration, professionalism, and systems-based practice
Knowledge / Skills / Abilities: Demonstrates an expert-level understanding of donor suitability, donor management, and organ recovery best practice

Responsibilities

Rotate on-call medical director extender coverage
Evaluate potential donor suitability
Utilize evidenced-based practice to manage LifeShare donors and optimize organ function
Precepts and mentors Organ Recovery Coordinator III teammates
Make and execute treatment and clinical care decisions
Perform diagnostics/procedures, where applicable to include mid-lines, arterial lines, bronchoscopy as necessary
Work with the organ recovery coordinator (ORC) III to coordinate and provide staffing for the DCC
Serve as the intraoperative care provider providing “head of the bed” management to include airway and ventilator management, lung recruitment and Valsalva maneuvers, hemodynamic monitoring and treatment, and medication administration
Oversee DCC equipment management including regulatory compliance with all CLIA, CMS, UNOS, and FDA requirements, maintenance, and quality control (QC) procedures
Lead and participate in policy development, quality improvement initiatives, and outcome measures
Lead supply chain management functions to include medication, supplies, stocking, and BTM management
Coordinate and deliver critical care donor management education to LifeShare Organ Division staff
Participate in ORC new hire onboarding and annual skills fair and competency evaluations
Evaluate potential DCC donors with the medical director which may include onsite, field assessments
Communicate acceptance and collaborate with all pertinent LifeShare teams including family support, ORCs and Operations teams, and MedCenter Air

Benefits

Benefits and well-being programs
Competitive compensation
Generous retirement offerings
Programs that invest in your career development
Paid Time Off programs
Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
Educational Assistance Program